* Largest margin of victory: Hungary 9-0 South Korea, 1954; Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire 1974; Hungary 10-1 El Salvador, 1982
* Most goals scored by one player in a game: Oleg Salenko scored 5 goals for Russia vs Cameroon in the 1994 World Cup.
* Fastest goal from kickoff: Hakan ªükür, 11 seconds, Turkey vs South Korea, 2002
* Most World Cup tournament appearances: Antonio Carbajal (Mexico, 1950-1966) and Lothar Matthäus (West Germany and Germany, 1982-1998), 5
* Most World Cup match appearances: Lothar Matthäus, 25
* Most goals scored: Gerd Müller (West Germany 1970-1974), 14
* Most goals scored in one tournament: Just Fontaine (France), 13, 1958
* Oldest player to score a goal: Roger Milla, 42 years and 39 days, Cameroon vs Russia, 1994
* Most goals scored in a World Cup qualifier: 31, Australia, Australia 31-0 American Samoa, 2002 qualification.
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FIFA World Cup Summary
| Year | Host | Winner | Date | Runner Up |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 2-Apr | Argentina |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | 1-Feb (after extra time) | Czechoslovakia |
| 1938 | France | Italy | 2-Apr | Hungary |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | [20] | Brazil |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Germany | 2-Mar | Hungary |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | 2-May | Sweden |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | 1-Mar | Czechoslovakia |
| 1966 | England | England | 2-Apr | Germany |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | 1-Apr | Italy |
| 1974 | West Germany | Germany | 1-Feb | Netherlands |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | 1-Mar | Netherlands |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | 1-Mar | Germany |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | 2-Mar | Germany |
| 1990 | Italy | Germany | Jan-00 | Argentina |
| 1994 | USA | Brazil | 0 – 0 (3 – 2 – On Penalties) | Italy |
| 1998 | France | France | Mar-00 | Brazil |
| 2002 | South Korea & Japan | Brazil | Feb-00 | Germany |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | 9-July | France |
207 teams have competed to qualiy for the FIFA World Cup Finals, 78 of them qualified at least once, 11 out of these made it to final match, and only seven has won, Brazil alone crowned with five victories. This is the glimpse of FIFA World Cup.
Jules Rimbet, the third president of FIFA, in the 1920s, led a group of visionary French football administrators to bring the world’s strongest national football teams together to compete for the title of World Champions. This gave birth to the first ever FIFA World Cup. It was organized in Uruguay in 1930 and to continue it once in every four years.
Three World Cups were held in the 1930s. The 1942 and 1946 World Cups could not make its presence due to World War II. However, the tournament resumed in 1950.
The earlier FIFA World Cups were held in the Americas and Europe alternatively. After 1998, there was a change in the system. Now the host country is chosen in a vote by FIFA’s executive committee. It is done under a single transferable vote system and is made six years in advance of the tournament.
World Cup History
2006: Germany
Champions: Italy
Runners-up: France
Final Score: Italy: 1 – France: 1 (Italy wins after penalty shootout 5-3)
2002: Korea/Japan
Champions: Brazil
Runners-up: Germany
Final Score: Brazil: 2 – Germany: 0
1998: France
Champions: France
Runners-up: Brazil
Final Score: France: 3 – Brazil: 0
1994: USA
Champions: Brazil
Runners-up: Italy
Final Score: Brazil: 0 – Italy: 0 (Brazil wins after penalty shootout 3-2)
1990: Italy
Champions: Germany
Runners-up: Argentina
Final Score: Germany: 1 – Argentina: 0
1986: Mexico
Champions: Argentina
Runners-up: Germany
Final Score: Argentina: 3 – Germany: 2
1982: Spain
Champions: Italy
Runners-up: Germany
Final Score: Italy: 3 – Germany: 1
1978: Argentina
Champions: Argentina
Runners-up: Netherlands
Final Score: Argentina: 3 – Netherlands: 1
1974: Germany
Champions: Germany
Runners-up: Netherlands
Final Score: Germany: 2 – Netherlands: 1
1970: Mexico
Champions: Brazil
Runners-up: Italy
Final Score: Brazil: 4 – Italy: 1
1966: England
Champions: England
Runners-up: Germany
Final Score: England: 4 – Germany: 2
1962: Chile
Champions: Brazil
Runners-up: Czechoslovakia
Final Score: Brazil: 3 – Czechoslovakia: 1
1958: Sweden
Champions: Brazil
Runners-up: Sweden
Final Score: Brazil: 5 – Sweden: 2
1954: Switzerland
Champions: Germany
Runners-up: Hungary
Final Score: Germany: 3 – Hungary: 2
1950: Brazil
Champions: Uruguay
Runners-up: Brazil
Final Score: Uruguay: 2 – Brazil: 1
1938: France
Champions: Italy
Runners-up: Hungary
Final Score: Italy: 4 – Hungary: 2
1934: Italy
Champions: Italy
Runners-up: Czechoslovakia
Final Score: Italy: 2 – Czechoslovakia: 1
1930: Uruguay
Champions: Uruguay
Runners-up: Argentina
Final Score: Uruguay: 4 – Argentina: 2
